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Pick Up the Phone
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« on: December 06, 2019, 03:05:47 PM »

Biden’s winning the nomination. I had a come to Jesus moment when Harris dropped out.

Warren, Sanders, and Pete are not penetrating his wall in the South.

At least it will just be one term.

Followed by President Haley or President DeSantis

This is one scenario. Another one is that both Haley and DeSantis are completely irrelevant by 2024 and Biden's successor will be an extremely successful two-term democrat. Nobody knows what will happen in the next five years - take the case of France for example: quite a few people claimed in 2012 that electing a 'dangerous socialist' like Hollande would only pave the way for a more right-wing UMP/Republican candidate in 2017. But then the Republican candidate didn't even make the run-off and socialist-turned-centrist Macron got elected instead. There are no certainties in politics and people that are considered future presidents today might be political non-factors in a few years' time.
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« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2019, 08:34:21 PM »


Not according to his Deputy Campaign Manager. It would be an unwise move, even if by mid 2023 he decides to not to run again, should be get elected in 2020.



I mean, if Malaysia elected a 90-yo Prime Minister, I guess we could have an 80-yo President? Biden would be 86 at the end of a hypothetical second term. That would be older than I any serving non-dictator/royal world leader I could find, even in history (surely there's someone older).

It's exceptional but not completely unheard of. Konrad Adenauer, Germany's first Chancellor after WWII, took office at the tender age of 73 and governed for more than 14 years. When he finally resigned in October 1963 (he was rather unwilling to), he was just two months shy of his 88th birthday. You also mentioned Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad and there are most likely quite a few more (depending on who you count as "non-dictator/royal" of course). 

To be honest, our rapidly aging societies should better come to terms with the idea that an octogenarian (or even a nonagenarian) can be involved in politics as well. Such a decision should be made on the basis of an individual's mental and physical constitution and not because he/she crossed a magical age threshold.
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